Motor apparatus.



No. 631,238. Patented Aug. I5, 1899. J. E. TYLER.

MOTOR APPARATUS.

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Patented Aug. I5, I899.

No. 63l,238.

J. E. TYLER.

MOTOR APPARATUS.

(Application flied June 6, 1898.

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MOTOR APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 631,238, dated August15, 1899.

Application filed June 6,1898.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. TYLER, residing at Roxobel, in the county ofBertie and State of North Carolina, have made certain new and usefulImprovements in Motor Apparatus, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact specification.

My invention is an improvement in motor apparatus, and embodies a seriesof tanks or reservoirs, connecting-pipes, and pumping and drivingmechanism whereby a circulation of Water from tank to tank will effectthe continuous operation of the operating devices and a readjustment ofwater from tank to tank to eifect the desired operation of the parts.

The invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinationsof parts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in theclaims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of an apparatusembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailview showing aportion of the apparatus. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view illustratingthe float and circuit-closer operated thereby. Fig. 4 is a detailsectional view illustrating the slidevalve controlling the steam-ports.Fig. 5 is a detail view, and Fig. 6 is a detail view illustrating themeans for insulating the members of the circuit-closerfrom each other.

In carrying out my invention I provide tanks A and B, which may bereferred to, respectively, as the main or supply tank A and thedischarge-tank B, and between such tanks I provide a connecting-pipe 0,whose opposite ends open into the tanks A and B below the level of thewater in said tanks, the end opening into the tank A being unvalved,while that opening intothe tank B has a check-valve O, which permits theflow of water from the pipe into the tank, but

- prevents any flow of Water from the tank B into the pipe, as will beunderstood from Fig. 1. I also prefer to provide a second checkvalve 0opening in the same direction as and arranged a short' distance abovethe valve 0.

It should be noted that the tank Bis arranged above the tank A, andthat'a pipe D leads from the tank 13 to discharge into the tank A, andthat a Water-Wheel D or similar Serial No. 682,719. (No model.)

power is arranged for operation by the water flowing from the tank B tothe tank A.

The pipe 0 has the vertical branch 0 extending upward from the tank Ausually to level of water in the tank A and connecting at its upperend'with a-downwardlyinclined or curved branch 0 which discharges at Ginto the tank B. The cylinder connects with the branch Ofland in suchbranch in advance of the cylinder E, I arrange the valve F'(shown indetail in Fig. 5) and controlling the passage of the water through thebranch 0 This valve F is arranged to close by a F in a cylinder F thepiston-rod F connecting with the valve F, as shown. The movement of thevalve F 'makes and breaks an electric circuit G, preferably by means ofthe mechanism shown atf in Figs. 1 and 2, so that the valve F whenclosed will close the circuit G and energize an electromagnet G, and thelatter will attract its armature G which is connected with the valveGrand opens the above the piston E, operating such piston downwardlyagainst the action of its spring E which spring' tends to. return thepiston when the valve G is readjusted to close the feed-port G and openthe exhaust-port G which occurs when the circuit G is open and thearmature G is released from its magnet and actuated by the spring- 9 The-members of the circuit-closer f may be insulated from each other in anydesired manner .familiar to those skilled in the art. A floatchamber Hconnects with the pipe connection 0 below the piston E and contains afloat H, which is lifted by the water to operate a circuit-closer I-I,'which makes and breaks an electric circuit 1, which includes anelectromagnet I, which operates the slide--valve I controlling thesupply and exhaust of steam to the cylinder F and which valve may bevalve G which is shown in detail in Fig. 4c.

a vacuum-chamber J, which'connects at J with the upper end of the pipeconnection C of "cold Water at K to condense the exhauststeam in thevacu um-chamber. This vacuu m- The exhaust-pipes G and I dischargeinto'a height about twenty-seven feet above the slight movement and isoperated by a piston port G admitting steam to thecylinder E constructedand operated similarly tov the and may be connected with asuitablesupply chamber J is connected with an air-exhausting pump J ,which maybe suitably connected by belts or otherwise with the shaft of the wheelD.

In the operation of the described construction the pipe 0 should befilled with water by exhausting air at the upper portion of said pipe,the tanks A and B being also filled with water. hen this is done, thewater will lift the float H, close the circuit I, and the magnet I willbe energized, opening the steam-pipe leading to cylinder F and thepiston F will be operated to close the valve F. As the valve F closes itwill close the electric circuit G atfand the magnet G will be energizedand its armature will open the valve G to admit steam to cylinder Eabove the piston E. The piston E will then be given asharp downwardstroke and will force the water below it out into the tank B. The sharpdownward stroke of the piston E operates to give considerable momentumto the water below it, and consequently when the piston E reaches theend of its stroke the water below it continues to move until itsmomentum is overcome by atmospheric pressure acting on the water in tankB and, through the medium of the water in tank B, closing the valve atthe lower end of the pipe that discharges into tank B. As the waterunder piston E continues to move after piston E has completed its strokeuntil the momentum of such water is overcome, as above stated, a vacuumwill be formed under piston E. When this vacuum is formed, the waterpasses out from below float H into said vacuum. As the water passes outfrom below the float H the latter will fall and the circuit I will bebroken and the armature of magnet I will be released and the feed-portof cylinder F will be closed and the exhaustport opened, so the piston Fwill be lifted by its spring and the valve F will open to permit thewater to flow from above it into the pipe below. As the valve F opensthe circuit G will be broken and the valve G will be operated to closeits feed-port and open its exhaust-port. As the water passes into thespace below the valve F it will rise and operate the float H to closethe circuit I, and the operation will proceed as before.

Pipes are provided at 00, leading to the vachum-chamber J, to carry ottany air that may escape from the water as it passes from the lower endof the pipe connection 0.

The circuit I is provided with any ordinary form of hand-operatedcircuit maker and breaker, as i, for use in stopping and starting theapparatus. Usually the steam-pipes to cylinders E and F merge in a mainpipe in connection with the boiler, and a suitable throttle is providedat 2'.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination substantially as described of the main tank, thedischarge-tank,

the pipe connection, the valve controlling same, a cylinder and pistonfor operatingsaid valve, a cylinder in connection with the pipeconnection and having a piston, valves controlling the passage of powerto'said cylinders and electromagnets and their circuits for operatingsaid valves substantially as set forth.

2. In an apparatus substantially as described the combination with thepipe connection having a cylinder and piston operating therein to impartan impulse to the water in the discharge end of said connection, thevalve controlling the connection in advance of said cylinder,electrically-operating devices for operating the feed-valve of saidcylinder, means whereby the movement of the valve in the pipe connectionmakes and breaks the circuit of said electrical devices, and means foroperating said valve substantially as set forth.

3. In an apparatus substantially as described the combination with thepipe connection and the valve controlling the same, of the cylinder andpiston for operating said valve, electrically-operated devices forcontrolling supply of power to said cylinder, and a float operated bytheliquid in said pipeconnection and means whereby said float may makeand break the circuit of said electrically-operated devicessubstantially as set forth.

4. In an apparatus substantially as described the combination of thepipe connection having a cylinder and piston operating therein, a valvecontrolling such connection in advance of such piston, means wherebysuch controlling-valve closes an electric circuit, a magnet in suchcircuit, means whereby such magnet may operate to control the passage ofpower to the said cylinder, a cylinder and piston for operating thecontrollingvalve, an electromaguet and devices whereby such magnetcontrols the passage of power to the latter cylinder, an electriccircuit including the last-named magnet and a maker and breaker for suchcircuit including a float arranged for operation by the fluid in thepipe connection substantially as set forth.

5. The herein-described apparatus comprising the main tank, thedischarge-tank, the pipe connection between said tanks, a valvecontrolling such pipe connection, means for imparting motion to thefluid in such pipe connection between the controlling-valve and thedischarge-tank, a vacuum-chamber in con nection with the upper portionof the pipe connection, electrically-operated devices for controllingthe movements of the controllingvalve and the means for imparting motionto the fluid in the pipe connection, and automatically-operatingcircuit-closin g devices all substantially as set forth.

JOHN E. TYLER.

Witnesses SoLoN O. KEMON, PERRY B. TURPIN.

